What a fantastic start we have had to 2013!
A warm welcome back to all the returning families and a special welcome to those who are new to the Kowhai Syndicate.

This week we spent some time getting to know each other. We have all ready demonstrated our fabulous manners and social skills when we were learning some new maths games.

                                                             

On Friday we got our hands very messy! We were discovering our primary colours, which are red, yellow and blue. We sang a very catchy song to help us remember the colours. It goes to the tune of Three Blind Mice and goes like this.....

Red, Yellow, Blue

Red, Yellow, Blue
I can see you
Red, Yellow, Blue
You are the primary colours
You make the other colours
I wish I was a colour
like Red, Yellow, Blue!

We started off making hand prints using primary colours but made some awesome discoveries when we couldn't resist the temptation of rubbing our hands together!

      
           


              

 We had such a lot of fun!

Next week....

We are hoping that the pool will be up and running next week. Please remember your togs. We swim on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
During literacy time we will continue to do some revision. The books that your children are bringing home you  may have seen before. I will explain the literacy programme more in length at that 'Meet the Teacher' night, which is Monday the 11th at 7pm.
Our sounds next week will be a or g and our tricky words will be I or come.
During maths time we will be working on number knowledge, numbers 1-20.
Our topic is Sun Sense and we will be talking about keeping ourselves safe in the sun.
Friday is our library day.  Kindly ensure your child returns their library book each week in order to get a new one as only one book can be issued at a time.
Well done for a fabulous start to school for 2013.
I am really looking forward to meeting you at Meet the Teacher next Monday night. If you are unable to make it and have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to come and see me.
Have a happy and safe week!